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: VOLUSIE . 22. i . ,- i 4 . . .- . MOTMT ! VEHNQN; ' OHIO : TUESDAY, MAT 25, ,1858. NUMBER1 6, (jflce ia T7c ilward Bloci,"Tiiird Stoiy. H TKRiiS T w Bott pr uigm, pyble In 4-r Tmnc $2,5? wUkiQ six monthi ; $3.00 tler th ex-, Iratloa $ Ui jre&p. Clnb of twetj, $1,50 ebu . r-- i . 0 . , . . ' lltll 0 iDTIIIIilli: O a - t . $. . $ o. 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JT Advertisements displayed in larg tjpe to bo I birged ouo-half mora than regular rates. ; Jr All tranlent adrertisementg to be paid for in - adraaoe. THE PERILS OF THE BORDER. Whi!e-wading recentlj n accoant of the frightful matsaacre of seveial white families by the Black foot Iudi&od, we were- remained of a ibrilling event which occurred in the "Wild West,'' a short time subsequent to the Revolu tion, io which a highlj accmBpiisbedyouDg lady, the daughter of a distinguished- officer of the American Army, played an important part. The ?torj being of a most trilling nature, and exbib- .. mag in a airising manner tne "rents ot tne Border," we have concluded to give an extract from it, as originally published, a follows; The angle on the right bank of the. Great Kanawha, formed by its junction with the Ohio, is called Point Pleasant, and is a place of historical note. Here, on the 10th of October, 1774, daring what is known aa Lord DuomoreV War, was fought one of the fiercest and most desper-sue battles that ever took place-between the Vir ginians and their forest foes. After the battle in question, in which the Indians were defeated with great loss, a fort was . here erected by the victors, which became a post .. of great importance 'throughout the sanguinary -scenes of strife which almost immediately follow-. ed, and which in this section of the country were . continued for many years after that establishment of peace which acknowledged the United Colonies of. America, a free and iodcpeodot nation. . At the landing of th fort, on the day our cry opens, was fastened a flat-boat of the kind used by the early navigators of the Western rivers. . Upon the deck of this boat, at the moment we present the scene to the reader, stood five indi viduals alike engaged in ' watching a group of persyDa, mostly females, "ho were slowly approaching the. landing. Of these five, one was . a stout, sleek negro, in partial livery, and evi ' dently a house or body servant; three were boat men and borderers, as indicated by their rough. hrnnwd viiiAcea and coarse attire: but the huh was a young man, some two.and twenty yearsof efre, of a fine commanding person, and a clear, open, intelligent countenance;-and in.the lofty carriage ofihis head iu the, gleam of his large, bright, hazel eye there was something which denoted one of superior mind; but as we shall have occasion in the course of our narrative to fully set forth who aud what liujjene b airtax was, lUlit aa,irM u I we will leave him for the present, and turn to -the approaching group, whom be. seemed to be regarding With lively interest. Of this groupr com posed of a middle aged man and four females, with a black temale servant following some five or six paces in the.rear. - there was One whom the most casual eye would have. singled ouLnTrested upon with pleasure. The lady iu question, wm apparently about twenty years of : age, of a alender and graceful figure, and of that peculiar cast of feature,' which, be sides being beautiful in every lineament, rarely ;. fails to aflect the beholder with something like a .charm. . '- Her traveling costume a fine browu habit, ' high io the neck, buttoned closely over the bosom and coming down to ber small pretty feet, with out trailing on the ground was both neat and becoming; and with her riding-cap and its wa ring ostrich plume, set gaily above her flowing curls, her appearance contrasted forcibly with the rough, unpolished looks ot those of her sex be side ber, with their linsey bed-gowns scarlet flan - net petticoats, and bleached linen caps. - "Oh, Blanche ," said one of the more venera ble of her female companions,- pursuing a con versation which bad been maintained since quitting the open fort behind them, "I cannot bear to let vou go: for it just seems to me as if some- . ibinr were poin? to happen to vou, andwhen I feel that way. something generally does happen "Well, auot," returned Blanche, with alight lanirh. "I do not doubt m the least that some " thintr will baDoen for I expect one of these davs to reach my dear father and blessed mother, and give them such an embrace as is aue irom at ;-..! danvhter to her oarenU and that will be something that has not happened for two long years at least." J "But 1 don't mean, that, Blanche' returned " the- othr, somewhat petnlantlyj "and you "just lnh lika atv and thooshtless girl, when you Anrrht to be aerioBS. i Because vou have eome safe thus far, tbroagh a partially settled country, yoa tbivk, perbapa, joor . owe , pretty face will mwmrA nf dnfer in th more DeriloDS wilderness hn I warn vou tbat a fearful iourney is before -nf , SrarM.1 a boat descends the Ohio, that does not encounter more or less peril from the savages that prowl along either shore; and some r tv?om ivt on dnvn freifrhted with human life, m.rm f na monJ and none ever return to . tll Lh tl" . ,- . ... T; . , i VBat why repeat this to me, dear aBnt,! re j 0 B 0 B -o o o o 2. o o o a r . er t d - o- m - . . i tamed lilanche, with a more serious air, -wben la gigantic tree, wnoee miguty urwacncBexteu-yo know it is my destiny, either good or bad, to Ided far over the river, and near which the boat attempt me voyage! My parents have sent for was then swayed Dy tne action oi me current,; j 'tne to join them in theit new borne, and it is my and alight with a .crash upon the deck of the; -duty to go to tbera, be the peril what it may." boat, not more than eight feet from. her. : One 'You never did know what it was to fearl" glanee sufficed to show her what the object was, pursued the go6d woman, rather proudly. "No," and to freeze the blood in ber veins. The glow-she repeated, torning to tho others, "Blanche iog eyes ot a huge pamher met ber gaze-. The ' Bertrand never did know what it was to fear, 1 suddenness of the shock which this discovery believe." '.. : T " . . gave ber was overpowering. 4 With a' deafening "Just like her father! joined in tbe husband shriek she fell upon her knees and clasped ber of the matroo, the brother of Blanche's mother, hands before her breasts The panther crouched the commander of the station, and the middle' for bis deadly leap, but ere be sprang, the bun- gd gantleman mentioned as oncf the party, ting knife of Eugene Fairfax prho, with. the "a irue daughter of a-' true soldier. . Her father, steersman, was the only person on deck besides Colonel Philip Bertrand, God bless bim for a Blanche,) was hurried to the hilt a bis side, in tree heart t never didseem to know what it was flicting a severe but. not fatal wound. .'The in to fearand Blancba U just like him." - , , ""1 . furiated beast at once turned npon Eugene, and ' By tbis time the parties had reached the boat; a deadly struggle ensued. But it was a short exJ & jonng man already described Eugene c airiax- tne secretary oi cocne s lamer at once stepped forward, and, ia a polita and defer ential manner, effered bU hand W the different females to assist them on beard. The hand of Blanche was the last to touch his and then bat slightly, and she sprung quickly nd ligntlj to tne aecK put a close obeerrer might hare detected the slight flash which mantled bis noble, expressive features, as his eye for a single instant met hers. She might herself have seen it per haps she did bat there was no corresDondin? elow on her own bright, pretxr face, as she tn- - a ? -1 l - r i . quireu, in we cam aigninea tone ot one Having the right to pat the question, and who might also have been aware of the inequality of position between herself and him she addressed: , "Eugene, is everything prepared for our de parture? It will not do for onr boat to spring a leak again, as it did coming down the Kanawha for it will not be safe for us, I am told, to touch either shore between the different forts and trading-posts on our route, this side of oar des U nation, the Falls of the Ohio." "No, indeed I" rejoined her aunt quickly; it win re as mncn as roar Urea are worth, to ven ture a foot from the main cntrent of the Ohio for news reached us onW the other dar. that many boats had been attacked this sprm?. and several lost,' with all on board." "No one feels more concerned1 about the safe passage of Miss Bert rand than myself," replied Eugene in a deferential tone; "and since onr arrival here, I have left nothing undone that I thought, might possibly add to her security and comfort." "That ia true, to ray personal knowledge,' joined in the uncle of Blanche; 'and I thank you. Air. Fairfax, in behalf my fair kinswoman loere will, perhaps," he pnrsned, "be no great danger, so long is job keep in the current; bat yonr watch must not be neglected for a single moment, either night or day; and do not, I most solemnly charge and warn : you, under any cir cumstances, or on any pretence whatsoever suffer yourselves to be decoyed to either shore!" "I hope we understand onr duty better. Colo nel, said one of the men respectfully. ' "I doubt it not, - replied the commander of the f oint; "1 believe you are au fauhfal and true men, or you would not have beeu selected by the agent of Colonel- Bertrand. for taking down more precious freight than too ever ear ned before; but still ; the wisest and the best of men have lost their lives by giving earto the roost earnest appeals of hnmar.ity. You understand what I mean? White men, apparently in the greatest distress, will hail your boat, represent themselves as having just escaped from the Indians, and beg of you, for the love of God, in the most piteous tones, to their . relief; but torn a deaf ear to them to each and all of them even should you know the pleaders to be of yonr own kind; for in such a" case your own brother might deceive yoo not wilfully and voluntarily, perhaps bat because of being goaded 6n bv the savages, themselves concealed. Yes, such things have been known as one friend being thus used to lure another to his destruction; and so be cautious, vigilant, brave and true, and may the good God keep you all from harmP . As he finished speaking, Blanche proceeded to take an affectionate leave of all, receiving many a tender message for ber - parents from those who held tbetn in love and veneration and the boat awn-g- 00 "f aj with tie current, now fairlv entered upon the most dangerous portion of a long and perilous journey. lhe lather of Blanche, AJoIonel f nuip uer-trand, was a native of Virginia, and a descend ant of one of the Huguenot refugees, wlMed from their native land after the ocation ot the edict of Nantz in 1665. He had been an officer of some noe during the Kevoiation a warm political and personal friend of the author of the Declaration of Independence and a gen tleman who had always stood ligh in tne esteem of his associafes and cotemporaries. Though at one time man of wealth, Colo nel Benrand had lost much, and suffered much through British invasion; and when, shortly af ter the close of the war, he bad met with a few more serious reverses, he bad been fain to ac cept a grant of land, near the falls ot tne unio, now Louisville, tendered him by V irsinia, wbicn ' f " . then held jurisdiction' over the enure territory now constituting the State of Kentucky. The grant had d.-sided the Colonel npon seek inghis new possessions - and building up a new home in the then Far West, and as his wife had insisted upon accompanying him on. his first tour; he had assented to her desire, on condition that' Blanche 'should be .eft among her friends, till such time as a' place could be prepared which miijht in some degree be considered a fit abode for one so carefully and tenderly reared. Blanche would gladly have gone with her par ents: but on this point her fatner nad been in exorable deelariut? that she would have to re main at the East till he should -see proper to send for her; and as he was a man of positive character, and a rigid disciplinarian, the matter had been settled without argument. When Colonel Bertrand removed to the West, Eugene Fairfax, as we have seen, accompanied h'.m: and coming of age shortly after, he had accepted the liberal offer of his noble benefactor to remain with bim in :tbe capacity ot private secretary an i confidential agent. On taking possession of his grant, the Colonel had almost immediately erected a fort, and offered such in ducements to settlers as to speedily collect aronnd hi m quite a little community of which, as a matter of course, be became the head and cniet; and to supply the wants of his own family and others, and increase his gains in a legitimate way, he had opened a store, and filled it with goods from the Eastern marts, which goods were l transported by land over the mountains to the Kanawha, and thence by water to the Falls of me unio, wnence weir removal to r on iertrana became an easy matter. To purchase and Bhip these goods, and deliver a package of letters to friends in the East, Eugene had bean thrice dis- patched his third commission also extending to the escorting of the beautiful heiress, with ber servants, to her sew home. This last com- I mission had been so fr executed at the time chosen for the opening of oar story t as to bring the different parties to the mouth - of the great Kanawha, whence the reader has seen them slow. ly floating off upon the still, glassy bosom of "the belle of rivers." The day, which was an auspicious one, passei without anything occurring worthy of note, on til near four o'clock, when, as Blanche was stand I inar on the fore part of tin deck gazing at the 1 lovelr scene : which- surrounded, ber, she saw a 1 seemingly flying body suddenly leave a limb of I one. The polished blade of the knife played back and forth like lightning flashes, and at every piunge it was ouned to the aitt in the panther's) body, who soon felt to Hhe deck; dragging the aaunuess Ji.agene with , binv ; u- aeemg her protector tali, Blanche ottered another ahnek and rushed to his aid; but assistance from stouter arms was at hand. The boatmen gathered rosnd, ana tne savage - monster ; wraa literally hacked in pieces with their knives and hatchets, and Lugene, covered with . blood, was dragged from under his carcass. Supposing him to be dead or mortally . wounded, Blanche threw her arms aronnd his neck and gave way to a passion ate barst of grief Bat he. was sot dead he was not even hurt, with the exception of a few slight scratches. . The blood with which he was covered was the panthers, not his own. But Blanche's embrace was Lis a priceless treWure an index of tier heart s emotions and aSec tions. It was to color - his whole future hfe. as wiu pe seen in the progress of oar story. Slowly and silently, save the occasional creak. dip, and plash of the steersman's oar, the boat of of our voyagers was borne along upon the bosom of the current, on the third night of the voyage. The hoar was waxing late, and Eugene, the only one astir except the watch, was suddenly startled by a rougn band being placed upon bis shoul der, accompanied by the words, in the graft voice of the boatman: ? : " I say, Cap'n, here's troablel" . "What is is, Dick?" inquired Eugene, starting to" his feet.' ;'.-; """'" ; : . v "Don't you see thar'a a heavy fog rising, that'll soon kiver us up so rthick that we won't be able to fell a white wan from a nigger?" replied the boatman Dick VtcUer by name a tall, bony, muscular, athletic' specimen of his ClaSS. .(. .;t : . i - , ... "Good heaven! so there is! exclaimed Eu gene,: looking off upon the already misty wat ers. "It must have gathered very suddenly, for all was clear a minute ago. What is to be done now? This is: something I was not pre pared for, on ench a night as this." "It looks troublous. CaD'n. I'll allow "return ed Dick;" but we're in fOr't, that's sartin, and I 's pose well have to make the best on't." But what is to be done? what do you ad vise?" asked Eugene, in a quick, excited tone, that indicated some degree of alarm. n uy, el you warnt so skeered about the young lady, and it warn't so dead agin the orders from head quarters, my plan would be a cl'ar and easy one I'd just run over to the JvaintacK snore, and tie up. sxo, no," said HJugene, positively: "that will never do, Dick that will never dol . I would not think of such a thing for a moment! We must keep in the current by all meansl" "Ef you can," ' rejoined the boatmam; 'but when it gits so dark as we can't tell one thing from t'other, it'll be powerful hard to do; and ef we donTt run again a bar or bank afore morning, in spite of the best o'ui, it'll be the luckiest go that ever 1 bad a hand in. . See, Cap'n it's thicken ing up fast ; we can't see eyther bank at all. nor the water nyther ; the stars is gettin' dim, and it looks as if tbar war a cloud all round us." I see IT see 1" returned Eugene, excitedlv. "Merciful Heaven 1 I hope no accident will be fall us here and yet my heart almost misgives me ! for this.T believe, is the most dangerous part of our journey the vicinity where most of Oil" -- t-- fiw tlin mm mm i " .. Baying this, Lngene hastened below, where he found the other boatman sleeping so soundly as to require considerable effort, on his part, to Wake tnem, almost in a whisper, for he did not care to diotnrb the others, that a heavy fog had suddenly arisen, and he wished their presence on deck mea lately. "A foo-. fWn?" nWimA a tone which indicated that he comprek-led the Peril with the word. -' -"" "Hush!" returned Eugene ? "there is no neces sity tor waking (be others, and having a scene. Up! and follow me, withont a word! fie glided back to the deck, and was almost m mediately joined by the boatman, to whom he briefly made known his hopes and fears. .. They thought, like their companion, that tne boat would be safest if made fast to an overhanging limb of the Kentucky shore ; but frankly ad mitted that this could not nov be done without difficulty and danger, and that there was a possi bility of keeping the current, : . "Then make that possibility a certainty, and it shall be the best night's work you ever perj formed !" rejoined Eugene, in a quick, excited tone. "We'll do the best we can, Cap'n," was the re- . . .. .p a: sponse ; '"but uo man can be sarun oi tne cur rent of this here crooked stream in a toggy night." - ." ; A long silence followed the voyagers slowly drifting down through a misty darkness impenetrable to the eye when, suddenly, our young commander, who was standing near the bow, felt the extended branch of an overhanging limb si lently brush his face. . He started, with an exclamation of alarm, and at the same moment the boatman on the right called out : 'v . Quick, here, boys 1 we're agin the shore, as sure as death!" Then followed a scene of hurried and anxious confusion, the voices of the:three boatman mingled together in loud, quick, excited tones. ' , "rush off the bowl'' cried one. "Quick I altogether, now I over with her I 6hooted another. "The de'il's in it I she's running aground here on a muddy bottom!" almost yelled a third.. MVantim- th laden boat was brushing alone against projecting bushes and overreaching limbs and every moment getting more and moreentan- gled: while the long poles and sweeps of the t. u vff often plunged, without touching bottom, into what appeared to be a soft, clayey mud, from which they were only extricated by such an out- lay oi strengtn as tenoea sun more to urw clumsy craft upon the bank they wished to avoid- At length, scarcely more than a minute from tbe first alarm, there was a kind of settling together, as U were, and the boat became fast and rmmov. Tbe fact was announced' by Dick Winter, in tis characteristie manner who added, with an oath, (hat it was just what he expected. For a momenx or two a ueau suence loiioweo, as ii eacn 0jL;,rfmTi1rht.- , "Til get over the bow. and try to git the lay of tbe laud with my feet,1 said Ton Harris ; and forthwith be set about tbe not very pleasant nn- aTt thi; moment Eugene beafd tW name pro- mA K. . tk Jfon, faitAd to excite a peculiar emotion in bis breast, and aowCsent strange thrill through every nerve f smd hasten- ing beiow, ne touna uiancne, iuny. aresseu, wm . f;vo t V. m,mA;.J fJanuulaaf 1r cabin, in the regular passage which ' led Jengui-wise through the centre of the boat "I have heard something. Eugene, she said "enough to know that we have met with an accident, but not sufficient to fully comprehend its nature". . - v- i ' -? - 1 " J . - . ... . 1 I Unfortanately, about two hours ago," replied JEagene, "we suddenly , became invoivea. in a dense fog; and in spite of our tf sty precaution and care.webave run aground it may be against the Ohio shore it may be against an island it is so dark we can't tell.. But be cot alarmed, Miss Blanche," he burriedly added; "I trust we shallsoon be afloat again , uiougn in aey even the darkness is sufficient to conceal us from tbe eavageseven were they in tbe vicinity," somewhat remarkable for their aeateness of hear. leg- and it Such is the ease, thire 5 would be no necessity of iheir being very oeir, ta' be made aoqaaiutec wiia our locality, j caging1 trom the load voices 1 beard s few tninntts ago."-"I fear -we've beea rather impludent, said Eu gene; id a deprecating tone ; "but ia the excite ment " -. ' , " His words were suddenly cut short by several loud voices of alarm from without, followed by a quick and heavy trampling acrois the deck; 'and the next moment Seth Harper ibd Dick Winter burst into the passae. the former exclaiming : "We've run rJto into re4 nigger, nest, Cap'n, and Tom Harris is already "butchered and scalped!" . , i - ; . - - 'And even as be spoke, as ii $4 eonBrmation of his dreadful intelligence, there' irose a series of wild, piercing, demoniacal yells, followed by a aeaa ana ommoas suenoe. - ! So far we nave followed the ioly heroine and her friends in this adventure : luv the foregoing is aii inai we can pubiisn in, ourioiums. The balance of the narrative can only be found in the New York Ledger, the great femilir paper, which can be obtained at all the periodical stores where papers are sold. Remember U ask for the "Ledger," dated May 22d, and in It yen" will get the continuation of the narrative fotn ,bere it leaves off here. If there are no -book stores or news, offices convenient to where you wfeide, the publisher of tne Ledger will send joa a copy by man, ii you win send nim nv cents in a letter. Address, Robert Bonner, Ledger Office, 44. Ann street. New lorlc This story l entitled, "Per ils of the Border," and grows mte and more ia-teres! ing as it goes on. . SPHAXL THE . TRUTIf THAR, l BT GALLAGI lie who has the truth, andkeepg it, Keeps what not to bimpelongt ' . But performs a selfish acion,-That his 'fellow-mortal iongs. Ho who seeks the troth, and lemble A . .V .J . l . . aii uin uaugcra at must oratt As not nt to bo a freeman He at best is but a slave.. He who hears the truth,f and faces . Its high promptings UDdejb&n, Aioad may boast of all tbat s Suily, But can never be a man. . - Bold in speeoh, and bold ia aion, Be forever! Time will tes . Of the free s ouled and the sLrish, Which fulfils life's mission btt. ' Be thou like tho noble ancient - Scorn the threat tbat bids the fear; Speak! no matter what betid fbee; - - Let them strike, but make ton hear! Be thou like the first Apostlea-I Be thou like heroic Paul.-. -J - If a free thought seek expi Speak It t-fr-f rPaco thlnoemi"aJr"' " Scorn th --.r or rod; Andjj'fcBd leave the xesi t Bo r, . ' new. - - a .: '. : FLO WIIIIS. BT C. D. 8TCABT. There is a legend old as -earth, ;' But beautiful and true; Which tells us how the flowers had birth, And wherefore came the dew. When Sve, through Satan's sore deceit, : Touched the forbidden tree, And tempted her "good man" to eat, The Lord came angrily, And straightway turned from Eden's, bowers These first-born sinners forth. Away from all its smiling flowers. Upon the barren earth. But pitying, ere to Heaven he passed, His angels brothers then . O'er all the earth their foot-prints cast -. And hill and dale and gln, . v Sparkled with flowers.earti's starry spheres-Anil onthev fled from view; They strewed the flowers with pitying. tears, Whioh since nave passed xor aew. And thus, though raadie was lost By first of human kind, -Their children know, though sorely crossed, God's love is left behind. lyings in 6mcral. Aerial : lfaTifiration from Havre to Hew . .-York.-: - . ... . ' ; Mr. Gavarni, Frehcb machinist, bas perfected his Erial Ship, at the cost! of 300,000 francs, and made a voyage to Algeria,- Africa, and back with it. at a distance of 1,500 miles from his starting point. The voyage speed was 100 miles an hour, the voyage' out -Occupying eigbteen boars, and the return sixtees hours, Mr. Gavai . . m the attempt from Havre to tbe . u . v.. further citv of New York as soon as he has turtner tested the character of bis 'mvenUon by a lew 8hort trips over the 'Mediteranean and. its neigh, borin provinces. The time consumed from xt v-.w K. t,n. iklrtv Wrs. "avre to xw '"" f . , breakfasting in tne iormer city uv us "ifeir York tbe evening of the next day. As faif demonstraaon ia made of tyan perfect regalarity.itb bicb tt gation can be carried on and the ample princi pe of the suspension and motive power which 8aatain and pr0pela the ship through the air is understood by the world at large, there tf not the slightest donbf that ocean . navigation wiU J cease. save for carrying ireigbW- rval bips e cooTeyance of one bandred pas aengerscan be baUt for $150,00 Ter per I cent win be liberal interest pn this sdm, and tnus a I 30;00( pe- er "iasift. tfcai wfflbe.reQfrwd- -b 1 wear and tear,' expenses8 of chm1cals,-tc, i - j . ? i - .:-, ifin - V mad in a and leave a profit. ; 100 trips, can, oe maoe m m I , - ; V year, fifty each way witb tbe greatest ease, vrbicb at only flffa passage, itn jutenueu v- tbe cuening of fie" line,) will, it is seen, give in stead of $30,000, tbe suia'of flOO.OOO per year. It is said that the sllock .for tbe first ship " already to be' subcribed. as soon as. Mr fjfaVarni, sees proper to procSecf with' te matter ; - Private letters received by the lst steamer stare mat the Bothchilds baye . made si heavy offer , for tie privilege of putting, on an. Zial line of one privilege of putting an(lrea nd four'sb hundred" and four snips, . and one a week tq de- m -rf simultaneously, with pas. pariirun. . . , V- sengers and mails. Tbe capital is said to be wa-H-M-HBM-aaaa-BMMB-aBH-ana-aMMii I I. - '" ' r -f . I $15,000,800 which they propose to embarks Our next mails will probablv rive ns' farther intelligence of this, wonderful stride in the me chanical -science of the nineteenth century.. jy.AVJIeraleL Great Balloon Iperimeriti Tby Professor ; We learn from the Lancaster Daily Times that Prof. John Wise of that city, extensively laown for his many successful and thrilling Aeronautic voyages and discoveries, left Lancaster on Fri day, for Washington City, to make preparations for a series of the most extensive and interesting baloon experimentsi ever witnessed in our coan try. Mr. Wise has been engaged to make these experiments for the Smithsonian' Institute, with instrnmenU provided for the purpose. He has maae arrangements with the City Gas Com pan y. tor a liberal supply of Gas for his use. One of his experiments will consist of a squadron of Baioons in the shape of a Balloon regatta. In another he will cut loose from the baloon when rwa miles high, (leaving the balloon in charge of a companion;) and descend with a canvass air condenser. . Mr. Wise, expects to establish the practicabilli ty of guiding, balloons along the lines of tele graph and. by other means, so as to be able to steer for and arrive at a given point, with as much certainty as ships are made to navigate the ocean and .carry on commerce over the world There is probaly no man in our coontry who is better acquainted with this subject, has had as much experience in aeronautic travels as Mr. Wise, and as he is sanguine in accomplishing all that he undertakes, we expect to have the pleasure of chronicling the success of his experiments. Acquittal for Killing a Seducer in Ken- : tncicy. The trial of Hardesty for the shooting of Grubb occupied three days of last week, at Burlington, Boone county. It will be remembered that a sister of Hardesty was seduced by Grubb, and that Hardesty told the seducer that he would give him six months in which to make his choice between marrying the girl and being killed. The six months expired, and Grubb not having mar ried the girl, Hardesty met him, and on sight shot hita. The evidence showed that Grubb was armed also in expectation of the attack, bat was shot in the act of drawing his weapon. .The trial was ended last Thursday, and the verdict of the jury was not guilty. The following . is the substance of the judgment pronounced by Judge Nutall upon the verdict of not guilty by the jury in behalf of Hardesty: . Sin You have been indicted by a grand jury of your country apon a most beinous charge. yOUf 'Oortftytiaimwiwlf mmnm mnnrr nnntrT and. and imoartial trial before theffl, and Uiey have both pronounced you not guilty, and so say I. It may not be proper for me to express my sen wmev , t B.vj.g.i T will do it. loung man! had I beeu -.a as y0a have be. 1 would have spent every doti .j vjj, on earth, and all that I could have begged tnd UwQwed, and then starved upon the track -of the villain, but I would have imbrued my bands in his blood Go hence without delay. You are acquitted. Louisville Courier. ";; - - - ' Sad Effects of a Spree Geo. W. B razee, a student of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, died there oh Satur th ffecta of a drinkinc spree the nirht before, with a party of fellow students. tu r.. ... . . ... ' .. i - " 1 X uc x i CO a an j a. - "About 11 o'clock on Friday evening he made his appearance at the room where be died, where were already assembled some eigufc ot j dents prepared "to -make a night of it." Thfey had a pail of beer and a bottle of whisky. Mr. Brazee appeared to be somewhat under the io- naence oi -liquor hen ho' arrived there: He drank several times of the beer, and occasional ly of the whisky, drinking in no greater excess than some of bis companions They were ail singing and marching around the room, when suddenly Mr. B. exclaimed, Boys I am tigbt,J reeled, and soon after tumbled down. - They laid him on a couch in one corner and took no farther notice of him for ball an hour." His companions tried at different times to re- t,;m h bathinir his bead in cold water, but unsuccessfully, and not having the courage to call medical aid, be was permitted to die. He expired at noon A larger Ship than the Leviathan. Already a larger snip tnan tne iyiatnan - - .e x - . .1 a, mt been projected in England-a ship to which the monster wHl herself appear as a minnow. And this new monster is of special importance to the citizens of New York, for, although it is wopos ed to make her eight thousand tuns larger than the Leviathan, she is to sail faster and draw less water. - Aa engineer of Liverpool, named tJlare, AJ'awi mfit nrnrwRitinni for building) UU WW. . u . " ,- .- . Leviathan. : His experiment is to be tried on scale oTstartUng magnitude, and he baS already exhibited bis models, Which are attracting the at tention "of scientific men in England. He pro poses to build a ship one fb-an'sand feet in length, setenly feet betfrn, scud only tbirly feet from deck to keel, waking ber perfectly fiat bottomed, ana i W rf?rTarly atTuare. In size, she would Dei thirty thousand tuns. - : :: ' '. A People Without Teeth. fo. Livingston gives -an account of a strange deformitV'existing in a tribe of negroes in tbe sun-toasted cbantry he' bas been exploring.- and cbUd, connected . with Every man, woman the tribe are withont t front teelS.;: Incfuinng into the cans of tbitf , unnatural appearance it was given hint tbuispnee; upon a time, the chief the tribe, likaman, better men in civilized coun trie;:was possessed of a refractory wile, ue enaureu ;ncr -""V " , v years, bat one day bis passion became suaaeniy to Mmlra blay in the mouth with bis fistT The blow must have been not only re- i- i u t.- r iKF.' Hoi'.... r i . " vers but well aimed, for it relieved the mouth of the proud woman of all its front teeth. Thus despoiled of ber most prized beauty, the sable matron hid herself in shame, and afterwards be-, came a tractable and obedient wife. The warriors of the tribe in council assembled, observed the good results of that one blow of the chief, and being troubled generally with disobedient wives, resolved at once to follow his pugilistic example. Each repaired to bis home, and rested not contented nntil their wives were forcibly relieved of their front teeth ! The result of this general infliction, however, was far from being satisfactory." . The Ohio Independent Treasury Law. ' The New York Evening Post, edited by Wm. Cullen Bryant, concludes a highly favorable notice of the law passed by the Ohio Legislature, at its late session, for the establishment of a State Independent Treasury, with the following predic tion . - - . "We predict that this measure will bring about a larger every day use of coin in the State of Ohio than in the other States, and will give to Ohio the possession of a larger proportion of the specie of the country than she would otherwise have, at the expense of the other States and that the State stocks of Ohio will rise in value constantly as she approaches nearer and nearer to the payment of all the State's creditors in coin. A part of the high credit of the United States Government stocks ia unquestionably due" to the assurance the holders have that the debt, pried-pal and interest, will be paid in actual money. "We also predict that the Stale stocks of Ohio ill, for this reason, soon become of higher value in the market, all other circumstances beinr -fair ly considered, than those of any other State. And we predict farther, so easy, and popular will the operation of the . system be found, that all payments whatever, in and out of the Ohio State Treasury, will be actually made in coin before the period fixed by the law for. this consumma tion." . -. , Hew Counterfeit on "the State Bank of Ohio. -.- A new counterfeit $10 note on the State Bank of Ohio made its appearance in Ihis city on Fri day. It is admirably executed, and may deceive even good judges of money. The note before us is on the Harrison branch at Cadiz, letter H. It is in all respects st copy of the genuine note. A careful examination shows that the letter "L" andhe word "will," at the right end of the note, and letter "p," ia the word "pay," at the left end, touches the engraved frames 'around the heads, while in the genuine note they do not. The eyes in the portraits are also imperfect. - The coun terfeit is signed "Wm. Phiftios. Cashier" and J. Andreww.- Prpwidpntj" Tin-4 a competent judge. A Uilliner'a Card. When lovely womailongs to marry, And snatch a victim fsu the beaux, "What charm the soft design wUl carry 1. What art will make the men propose? The only art, ber schemes to cover, To give ber wishes sure success; To gain, to fix a captive lover, And "wring his bosom," is to dkess, . .: - ; - . A Good Dinner. "My dear, what shal we have for dinner to- day?? "One of your smiles," replied the hus- " -. ... i r T hiii "i nn rfiM on that any aav. - jjui x " " ) -- . - can't,-' said the wife. "Then take this," said he, giving her a kiss, and he departed for his office. tie returneu wumusi., u.o , said be, "what did you pay for it?" " What you gave me Otis morning," said she. "You did I" 8aid he, "then yoct shall have marxet moaey me re8t of the time. Tulips and Roses- My tlosa, from the latticed grove, Brought me a sweet bouquet of roses; And asked, as round my neck she clung; . If. tulips I preferred to roses? "I cannot tell, sweet wife," I sighed "But kiss me ere I see the posies:" She did. "Oh, I prefer," I cried, ' "Thy iwo lips to a dozen roses." Absence oT Hind. Various editors throughout the country nave : " been vieing with each ot, to see wno couia fkbricate the best case of absent-minaeaness. A mr.ncT all that we have seen, none has been J -- . -noticed better than the following: "A. young j j. c&rried s letter to the post-office, dropped hergelf into the box instead oi tne ,etter' anu i- - - i i x not dUcover the mistake, till the clerk asked hfir ( Afs wfefe8lngle - tNM nisi Gnniafv In the' conversation of ladies," says Jfc lecnoe, - w- a writer of Charles the Second's time, "as in an academy of virtue, -I did tearne nothing- but g!o6dneis, sawe nothing but nobleness, and one ' . . a pany, w. j- piest ana uiuu. tZJ Parson Sowe will not believe tbatTIve was tempted. In a late number of bis unique paper, the Pine Knot, be thus gives' bis views on 'fairi-rvta.tion!' ? --- ' . ' 1 cannot nd will nVer believe; . . A serpent tempted lovely Evef ' - T ' If there was any tempting done," " , ' Then women was the tempting onet . , , Since, from Creation's primal hour, . She has possessed the charming power I Wot Tf r-nhrae it is very hard. No matter VqiTo nn have to wait in certainty or m aouot whether nvai oi, VT 3 i a irtae hooeful cannot wait for dinner, and spoils ous ana one icc.a - of hU arpetita and digestion with apples and bread and buUe- Oldgrown, n J-; Yet" -wailing school of moral ewengin ; u jsrauuew acuicvc- ment3: tate to bewailed tor. bmall rnmos Njways fizzing and feakmg, so when the Ume cooes, they are found either stale or empty, alaittiigmt. . ; a: T Jk fa, J A, v. jm LV . ...T.J '; Fenale Friendship. . . : I think there is nothing, more lovely than the love of two beautiful women, who are not envii ousof each other's charms. , How delightfully they impart to each: other the pattern of a cap, or flounce, or frill I How charmingly they en trust some slight, 6lender secret" about tintir a flower, or netting a purse! ; Now one leans overT the other, and guides her inexperienced hand, as it moves in the mysteries of some novel work; and then the other looks np with an eye beaming with devotion; and then again the first lea'ul down a little lower, and gently presses ber af3i matic lips upon her friend's polished forehead. These are sights which .we quiet men) whoj Uk3 "small Jack Horner," know where to take up 2 safe position occasionally enjoy, but which yod noisy fellows, who think that women never Want to, be alone a sad mistake and consequently must be always breaking or stiinging a gultarj or catting a pencil, or splitting a crow quil, olf overturning the . gold ink, or scribbling oyer a pattern, or doing anyther of .the thousand acti of mischief, are debarred from. Conversation Should be Cheerful. That part of life, which we ordinarily under! stand by the word conversation, is an indulgence' to the sociable part of our make; and should incline us to bring our proportion of good will or good humor among the friends we meet with;-and not to trouble them with relations whlcH must of necessity oblige them to a real or feigni ed affliction. Cares, distresses, diseases, nneasi: ness, and dislake3 of our own, are by no means' to be obtruded -ripon oar friends. Tf we would consider how little of this vicissitude of motion and rest which we call life, is spent with satUfaev tlon, we should be more tender of onr friendsj than to 6ring them - little sorrows which do hot belong to them. There is no real life but cheer, fallife; therefore valetudinarians should be s vord before they; enter into company, not to say si i word of themselves until the meeting breaks up: Spectator. . . Ambition Felt by All. There are few men who are not ambitious off themselves in the nation or country where they live, and of growing considerable among those with whom they converse. There is a kind off grandeur and respect which, the meaneet and most insignificant part of mankind endeavor to procure in the little circle of their friends and ' acquaintance. The poorest mechanic, nay, the man who lives upon common alms, gets bim bis set oL admirers, and delights in that superiority ,11 1 , - L ; v, , .i. . ceive a very nappy; turn; auu, u ;o-j - drrected, contribute as much to a person sad van tage, ai it generally does- to bis uneasiness and disquiet. Addison. ' " . . . . . ' Death. : I congratulate you and myself that life is fast . passing away. What a superlative grand and consoling idea is that of deatb I Without this5 radiant idea, this delightful morning star; Indi catino- that the luminary of eternity is gomgltd rise, life world, in my view, darken into midnight melancholy. Oh ! the expectation of living here, and living thus always, would be indeed a prospect of overwhelming despair. Bat thanks to that fatal decree that dooms us to die; thanks to that gospel which opens the visions of an endless life; and thanks above all to that Saviour' friend who has promised to conduct the faithful through the sacred trance of death, into seenes of Paradise and everlasting delight. John Foi- ter. ; "' - - ." ' . Sweet Old Age. God sometimes gives to good men a guiltless1 and holy second childhood, in which the soul be comes childlike, not childish, and the faculties,' In full fruit and ripeness, are mellow, without sin of decay: This is that songful land of ' Beulah, where they who have traveled Mifn fully the Christian way abide awhile, to show the world a perfect manhood. Life, with its battles and it sorrows, lies tut behind them; the soul has thrown off its armor, and sits in an evening undress of calm and holy leisure. Thrice blessed the farni I 1 1 1 l. a - mkAa a mfr (Y if frtA ly or neignDornuou man uu.a " o a not c 1" nW witk littlrf tuey u w,,0,.r....r. T.. . I . . i V . 1 i J.itl,vlA Wi loasn vaai ' cbUdren, easy to oe pieaaeu .wu. -r' The Poor Bay. ; Don't be ashamed, my good lad, if yoa have d" Uh voar elbow. -It is no mark of disgrace; . ' . TOor industrious mother. Fof " WA -rtn1fl Patw . dozen batches ott tour iacket than, bear one profane or vulga -I . ' ab amAll (ha Fnm! worn escape irom jour .. of tobacco in your breata. imo gooa ooy wu, shun you becsuse you cannot dress as we J as your company,. - , "T6:" your appcrauco r uuuu6 ' walk on. We know many a ricb and good man who was once as poor as yoa. Fear God, my good boy, and if yon are poor but honest, yoii will be respected a great deal more than if yoa were tbe son of rich man, and vrere addicted (a bad habits. ' - - ' The Workings cf Thought. All great revolutions might be traced to the thinkings of some great soul. The germ of the Reformation ortgiuated intbe thinkings of Martin Luther; A man of iron will got bollof an idea, or, rather, it got bold of bim, and became a passion, all ab3or bin, and it overmastered bim, and, full of it, be sou gbt to indoctrinate i , .. .- ,. . . ,, j ;t toir own; and tbu,' it became what was called publio - tkt nRed Senates to tremble, the . . f . of nations to become altered, thrones" to tot . . - continent to be filled with cW :. Saeb were lie results of the working of a single thought. - . . -. . - . are ii aproua ' rt tance, the comwr. " timc

: VOLUSIE . 22. i . ,- i 4 . . .- . MOTMT ! VEHNQN; ' OHIO : TUESDAY, MAT 25, ,1858. NUMBER1 6, (jflce ia T7c ilward Bloci,"Tiiird Stoiy. H TKRiiS T w Bott pr uigm, pyble In 4-r Tmnc $2,5? wUkiQ six monthi ; $3.00 tler th ex-, Iratloa $ Ui jre&p. Clnb of twetj, $1,50 ebu . r-- i . 0 . , . . ' lltll 0 iDTIIIIilli: O a - t . $. . $ o. 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JT Advertisements displayed in larg tjpe to bo I birged ouo-half mora than regular rates. ; Jr All tranlent adrertisementg to be paid for in - adraaoe. THE PERILS OF THE BORDER. Whi!e-wading recentlj n accoant of the frightful matsaacre of seveial white families by the Black foot Iudi&od, we were- remained of a ibrilling event which occurred in the "Wild West,'' a short time subsequent to the Revolu tion, io which a highlj accmBpiisbedyouDg lady, the daughter of a distinguished- officer of the American Army, played an important part. The ?torj being of a most trilling nature, and exbib- .. mag in a airising manner tne "rents ot tne Border," we have concluded to give an extract from it, as originally published, a follows; The angle on the right bank of the. Great Kanawha, formed by its junction with the Ohio, is called Point Pleasant, and is a place of historical note. Here, on the 10th of October, 1774, daring what is known aa Lord DuomoreV War, was fought one of the fiercest and most desper-sue battles that ever took place-between the Vir ginians and their forest foes. After the battle in question, in which the Indians were defeated with great loss, a fort was . here erected by the victors, which became a post .. of great importance 'throughout the sanguinary -scenes of strife which almost immediately follow-. ed, and which in this section of the country were . continued for many years after that establishment of peace which acknowledged the United Colonies of. America, a free and iodcpeodot nation. . At the landing of th fort, on the day our cry opens, was fastened a flat-boat of the kind used by the early navigators of the Western rivers. . Upon the deck of this boat, at the moment we present the scene to the reader, stood five indi viduals alike engaged in ' watching a group of persyDa, mostly females, "ho were slowly approaching the. landing. Of these five, one was . a stout, sleek negro, in partial livery, and evi ' dently a house or body servant; three were boat men and borderers, as indicated by their rough. hrnnwd viiiAcea and coarse attire: but the huh was a young man, some two.and twenty yearsof efre, of a fine commanding person, and a clear, open, intelligent countenance;-and in.the lofty carriage ofihis head iu the, gleam of his large, bright, hazel eye there was something which denoted one of superior mind; but as we shall have occasion in the course of our narrative to fully set forth who aud what liujjene b airtax was, lUlit aa,irM u I we will leave him for the present, and turn to -the approaching group, whom be. seemed to be regarding With lively interest. Of this groupr com posed of a middle aged man and four females, with a black temale servant following some five or six paces in the.rear. - there was One whom the most casual eye would have. singled ouLnTrested upon with pleasure. The lady iu question, wm apparently about twenty years of : age, of a alender and graceful figure, and of that peculiar cast of feature,' which, be sides being beautiful in every lineament, rarely ;. fails to aflect the beholder with something like a .charm. . '- Her traveling costume a fine browu habit, ' high io the neck, buttoned closely over the bosom and coming down to ber small pretty feet, with out trailing on the ground was both neat and becoming; and with her riding-cap and its wa ring ostrich plume, set gaily above her flowing curls, her appearance contrasted forcibly with the rough, unpolished looks ot those of her sex be side ber, with their linsey bed-gowns scarlet flan - net petticoats, and bleached linen caps. - "Oh, Blanche ," said one of the more venera ble of her female companions,- pursuing a con versation which bad been maintained since quitting the open fort behind them, "I cannot bear to let vou go: for it just seems to me as if some- . ibinr were poin? to happen to vou, andwhen I feel that way. something generally does happen "Well, auot," returned Blanche, with alight lanirh. "I do not doubt m the least that some " thintr will baDoen for I expect one of these davs to reach my dear father and blessed mother, and give them such an embrace as is aue irom at ;-..! danvhter to her oarenU and that will be something that has not happened for two long years at least." J "But 1 don't mean, that, Blanche' returned " the- othr, somewhat petnlantlyj "and you "just lnh lika atv and thooshtless girl, when you Anrrht to be aerioBS. i Because vou have eome safe thus far, tbroagh a partially settled country, yoa tbivk, perbapa, joor . owe , pretty face will mwmrA nf dnfer in th more DeriloDS wilderness hn I warn vou tbat a fearful iourney is before -nf , SrarM.1 a boat descends the Ohio, that does not encounter more or less peril from the savages that prowl along either shore; and some r tv?om ivt on dnvn freifrhted with human life, m.rm f na monJ and none ever return to . tll Lh tl" . ,- . ... T; . , i VBat why repeat this to me, dear aBnt,! re j 0 B 0 B -o o o o 2. o o o a r . er t d - o- m - . . i tamed lilanche, with a more serious air, -wben la gigantic tree, wnoee miguty urwacncBexteu-yo know it is my destiny, either good or bad, to Ided far over the river, and near which the boat attempt me voyage! My parents have sent for was then swayed Dy tne action oi me current,; j 'tne to join them in theit new borne, and it is my and alight with a .crash upon the deck of the; -duty to go to tbera, be the peril what it may." boat, not more than eight feet from. her. : One 'You never did know what it was to fearl" glanee sufficed to show her what the object was, pursued the go6d woman, rather proudly. "No," and to freeze the blood in ber veins. The glow-she repeated, torning to tho others, "Blanche iog eyes ot a huge pamher met ber gaze-. The ' Bertrand never did know what it was to fear, 1 suddenness of the shock which this discovery believe." '.. : T " . . gave ber was overpowering. 4 With a' deafening "Just like her father! joined in tbe husband shriek she fell upon her knees and clasped ber of the matroo, the brother of Blanche's mother, hands before her breasts The panther crouched the commander of the station, and the middle' for bis deadly leap, but ere be sprang, the bun- gd gantleman mentioned as oncf the party, ting knife of Eugene Fairfax prho, with. the "a irue daughter of a-' true soldier. . Her father, steersman, was the only person on deck besides Colonel Philip Bertrand, God bless bim for a Blanche,) was hurried to the hilt a bis side, in tree heart t never didseem to know what it was flicting a severe but. not fatal wound. .'The in to fearand Blancba U just like him." - , , ""1 . furiated beast at once turned npon Eugene, and ' By tbis time the parties had reached the boat; a deadly struggle ensued. But it was a short exJ & jonng man already described Eugene c airiax- tne secretary oi cocne s lamer at once stepped forward, and, ia a polita and defer ential manner, effered bU hand W the different females to assist them on beard. The hand of Blanche was the last to touch his and then bat slightly, and she sprung quickly nd ligntlj to tne aecK put a close obeerrer might hare detected the slight flash which mantled bis noble, expressive features, as his eye for a single instant met hers. She might herself have seen it per haps she did bat there was no corresDondin? elow on her own bright, pretxr face, as she tn- - a ? -1 l - r i . quireu, in we cam aigninea tone ot one Having the right to pat the question, and who might also have been aware of the inequality of position between herself and him she addressed: , "Eugene, is everything prepared for our de parture? It will not do for onr boat to spring a leak again, as it did coming down the Kanawha for it will not be safe for us, I am told, to touch either shore between the different forts and trading-posts on our route, this side of oar des U nation, the Falls of the Ohio." "No, indeed I" rejoined her aunt quickly; it win re as mncn as roar Urea are worth, to ven ture a foot from the main cntrent of the Ohio for news reached us onW the other dar. that many boats had been attacked this sprm?. and several lost,' with all on board." "No one feels more concerned1 about the safe passage of Miss Bert rand than myself," replied Eugene in a deferential tone; "and since onr arrival here, I have left nothing undone that I thought, might possibly add to her security and comfort." "That ia true, to ray personal knowledge,' joined in the uncle of Blanche; 'and I thank you. Air. Fairfax, in behalf my fair kinswoman loere will, perhaps," he pnrsned, "be no great danger, so long is job keep in the current; bat yonr watch must not be neglected for a single moment, either night or day; and do not, I most solemnly charge and warn : you, under any cir cumstances, or on any pretence whatsoever suffer yourselves to be decoyed to either shore!" "I hope we understand onr duty better. Colo nel, said one of the men respectfully. ' "I doubt it not, - replied the commander of the f oint; "1 believe you are au fauhfal and true men, or you would not have beeu selected by the agent of Colonel- Bertrand. for taking down more precious freight than too ever ear ned before; but still ; the wisest and the best of men have lost their lives by giving earto the roost earnest appeals of hnmar.ity. You understand what I mean? White men, apparently in the greatest distress, will hail your boat, represent themselves as having just escaped from the Indians, and beg of you, for the love of God, in the most piteous tones, to their . relief; but torn a deaf ear to them to each and all of them even should you know the pleaders to be of yonr own kind; for in such a" case your own brother might deceive yoo not wilfully and voluntarily, perhaps bat because of being goaded 6n bv the savages, themselves concealed. Yes, such things have been known as one friend being thus used to lure another to his destruction; and so be cautious, vigilant, brave and true, and may the good God keep you all from harmP . As he finished speaking, Blanche proceeded to take an affectionate leave of all, receiving many a tender message for ber - parents from those who held tbetn in love and veneration and the boat awn-g- 00 "f aj with tie current, now fairlv entered upon the most dangerous portion of a long and perilous journey. lhe lather of Blanche, AJoIonel f nuip uer-trand, was a native of Virginia, and a descend ant of one of the Huguenot refugees, wlMed from their native land after the ocation ot the edict of Nantz in 1665. He had been an officer of some noe during the Kevoiation a warm political and personal friend of the author of the Declaration of Independence and a gen tleman who had always stood ligh in tne esteem of his associafes and cotemporaries. Though at one time man of wealth, Colo nel Benrand had lost much, and suffered much through British invasion; and when, shortly af ter the close of the war, he bad met with a few more serious reverses, he bad been fain to ac cept a grant of land, near the falls ot tne unio, now Louisville, tendered him by V irsinia, wbicn ' f " . then held jurisdiction' over the enure territory now constituting the State of Kentucky. The grant had d.-sided the Colonel npon seek inghis new possessions - and building up a new home in the then Far West, and as his wife had insisted upon accompanying him on. his first tour; he had assented to her desire, on condition that' Blanche 'should be .eft among her friends, till such time as a' place could be prepared which miijht in some degree be considered a fit abode for one so carefully and tenderly reared. Blanche would gladly have gone with her par ents: but on this point her fatner nad been in exorable deelariut? that she would have to re main at the East till he should -see proper to send for her; and as he was a man of positive character, and a rigid disciplinarian, the matter had been settled without argument. When Colonel Bertrand removed to the West, Eugene Fairfax, as we have seen, accompanied h'.m: and coming of age shortly after, he had accepted the liberal offer of his noble benefactor to remain with bim in :tbe capacity ot private secretary an i confidential agent. On taking possession of his grant, the Colonel had almost immediately erected a fort, and offered such in ducements to settlers as to speedily collect aronnd hi m quite a little community of which, as a matter of course, be became the head and cniet; and to supply the wants of his own family and others, and increase his gains in a legitimate way, he had opened a store, and filled it with goods from the Eastern marts, which goods were l transported by land over the mountains to the Kanawha, and thence by water to the Falls of me unio, wnence weir removal to r on iertrana became an easy matter. To purchase and Bhip these goods, and deliver a package of letters to friends in the East, Eugene had bean thrice dis- patched his third commission also extending to the escorting of the beautiful heiress, with ber servants, to her sew home. This last com- I mission had been so fr executed at the time chosen for the opening of oar story t as to bring the different parties to the mouth - of the great Kanawha, whence the reader has seen them slow. ly floating off upon the still, glassy bosom of "the belle of rivers." The day, which was an auspicious one, passei without anything occurring worthy of note, on til near four o'clock, when, as Blanche was stand I inar on the fore part of tin deck gazing at the 1 lovelr scene : which- surrounded, ber, she saw a 1 seemingly flying body suddenly leave a limb of I one. The polished blade of the knife played back and forth like lightning flashes, and at every piunge it was ouned to the aitt in the panther's) body, who soon felt to Hhe deck; dragging the aaunuess Ji.agene with , binv ; u- aeemg her protector tali, Blanche ottered another ahnek and rushed to his aid; but assistance from stouter arms was at hand. The boatmen gathered rosnd, ana tne savage - monster ; wraa literally hacked in pieces with their knives and hatchets, and Lugene, covered with . blood, was dragged from under his carcass. Supposing him to be dead or mortally . wounded, Blanche threw her arms aronnd his neck and gave way to a passion ate barst of grief Bat he. was sot dead he was not even hurt, with the exception of a few slight scratches. . The blood with which he was covered was the panthers, not his own. But Blanche's embrace was Lis a priceless treWure an index of tier heart s emotions and aSec tions. It was to color - his whole future hfe. as wiu pe seen in the progress of oar story. Slowly and silently, save the occasional creak. dip, and plash of the steersman's oar, the boat of of our voyagers was borne along upon the bosom of the current, on the third night of the voyage. The hoar was waxing late, and Eugene, the only one astir except the watch, was suddenly startled by a rougn band being placed upon bis shoul der, accompanied by the words, in the graft voice of the boatman: ? : " I say, Cap'n, here's troablel" . "What is is, Dick?" inquired Eugene, starting to" his feet.' ;'.-; """'" ; : . v "Don't you see thar'a a heavy fog rising, that'll soon kiver us up so rthick that we won't be able to fell a white wan from a nigger?" replied the boatman Dick VtcUer by name a tall, bony, muscular, athletic' specimen of his ClaSS. .(. .;t : . i - , ... "Good heaven! so there is! exclaimed Eu gene,: looking off upon the already misty wat ers. "It must have gathered very suddenly, for all was clear a minute ago. What is to be done now? This is: something I was not pre pared for, on ench a night as this." "It looks troublous. CaD'n. I'll allow "return ed Dick;" but we're in fOr't, that's sartin, and I 's pose well have to make the best on't." But what is to be done? what do you ad vise?" asked Eugene, in a quick, excited tone, that indicated some degree of alarm. n uy, el you warnt so skeered about the young lady, and it warn't so dead agin the orders from head quarters, my plan would be a cl'ar and easy one I'd just run over to the JvaintacK snore, and tie up. sxo, no," said HJugene, positively: "that will never do, Dick that will never dol . I would not think of such a thing for a moment! We must keep in the current by all meansl" "Ef you can," ' rejoined the boatmam; 'but when it gits so dark as we can't tell one thing from t'other, it'll be powerful hard to do; and ef we donTt run again a bar or bank afore morning, in spite of the best o'ui, it'll be the luckiest go that ever 1 bad a hand in. . See, Cap'n it's thicken ing up fast ; we can't see eyther bank at all. nor the water nyther ; the stars is gettin' dim, and it looks as if tbar war a cloud all round us." I see IT see 1" returned Eugene, excitedlv. "Merciful Heaven 1 I hope no accident will be fall us here and yet my heart almost misgives me ! for this.T believe, is the most dangerous part of our journey the vicinity where most of Oil" -- t-- fiw tlin mm mm i " .. Baying this, Lngene hastened below, where he found the other boatman sleeping so soundly as to require considerable effort, on his part, to Wake tnem, almost in a whisper, for he did not care to diotnrb the others, that a heavy fog had suddenly arisen, and he wished their presence on deck mea lately. "A foo-. fWn?" nWimA a tone which indicated that he comprek-led the Peril with the word. -' -"" "Hush!" returned Eugene ? "there is no neces sity tor waking (be others, and having a scene. Up! and follow me, withont a word! fie glided back to the deck, and was almost m mediately joined by the boatman, to whom he briefly made known his hopes and fears. .. They thought, like their companion, that tne boat would be safest if made fast to an overhanging limb of the Kentucky shore ; but frankly ad mitted that this could not nov be done without difficulty and danger, and that there was a possi bility of keeping the current, : . "Then make that possibility a certainty, and it shall be the best night's work you ever perj formed !" rejoined Eugene, in a quick, excited tone. "We'll do the best we can, Cap'n," was the re- . . .. .p a: sponse ; '"but uo man can be sarun oi tne cur rent of this here crooked stream in a toggy night." - ." ; A long silence followed the voyagers slowly drifting down through a misty darkness impenetrable to the eye when, suddenly, our young commander, who was standing near the bow, felt the extended branch of an overhanging limb si lently brush his face. . He started, with an exclamation of alarm, and at the same moment the boatman on the right called out : 'v . Quick, here, boys 1 we're agin the shore, as sure as death!" Then followed a scene of hurried and anxious confusion, the voices of the:three boatman mingled together in loud, quick, excited tones. ' , "rush off the bowl'' cried one. "Quick I altogether, now I over with her I 6hooted another. "The de'il's in it I she's running aground here on a muddy bottom!" almost yelled a third.. MVantim- th laden boat was brushing alone against projecting bushes and overreaching limbs and every moment getting more and moreentan- gled: while the long poles and sweeps of the t. u vff often plunged, without touching bottom, into what appeared to be a soft, clayey mud, from which they were only extricated by such an out- lay oi strengtn as tenoea sun more to urw clumsy craft upon the bank they wished to avoid- At length, scarcely more than a minute from tbe first alarm, there was a kind of settling together, as U were, and the boat became fast and rmmov. Tbe fact was announced' by Dick Winter, in tis characteristie manner who added, with an oath, (hat it was just what he expected. For a momenx or two a ueau suence loiioweo, as ii eacn 0jL;,rfmTi1rht.- , "Til get over the bow. and try to git the lay of tbe laud with my feet,1 said Ton Harris ; and forthwith be set about tbe not very pleasant nn- aTt thi; moment Eugene beafd tW name pro- mA K. . tk Jfon, faitAd to excite a peculiar emotion in bis breast, and aowCsent strange thrill through every nerve f smd hasten- ing beiow, ne touna uiancne, iuny. aresseu, wm . f;vo t V. m,mA;.J fJanuulaaf 1r cabin, in the regular passage which ' led Jengui-wise through the centre of the boat "I have heard something. Eugene, she said "enough to know that we have met with an accident, but not sufficient to fully comprehend its nature". . - v- i ' -? - 1 " J . - . ... . 1 I Unfortanately, about two hours ago," replied JEagene, "we suddenly , became invoivea. in a dense fog; and in spite of our tf sty precaution and care.webave run aground it may be against the Ohio shore it may be against an island it is so dark we can't tell.. But be cot alarmed, Miss Blanche," he burriedly added; "I trust we shallsoon be afloat again , uiougn in aey even the darkness is sufficient to conceal us from tbe eavageseven were they in tbe vicinity," somewhat remarkable for their aeateness of hear. leg- and it Such is the ease, thire 5 would be no necessity of iheir being very oeir, ta' be made aoqaaiutec wiia our locality, j caging1 trom the load voices 1 beard s few tninntts ago."-"I fear -we've beea rather impludent, said Eu gene; id a deprecating tone ; "but ia the excite ment " -. ' , " His words were suddenly cut short by several loud voices of alarm from without, followed by a quick and heavy trampling acrois the deck; 'and the next moment Seth Harper ibd Dick Winter burst into the passae. the former exclaiming : "We've run rJto into re4 nigger, nest, Cap'n, and Tom Harris is already "butchered and scalped!" . , i - ; . - - 'And even as be spoke, as ii $4 eonBrmation of his dreadful intelligence, there' irose a series of wild, piercing, demoniacal yells, followed by a aeaa ana ommoas suenoe. - ! So far we nave followed the ioly heroine and her friends in this adventure : luv the foregoing is aii inai we can pubiisn in, ourioiums. The balance of the narrative can only be found in the New York Ledger, the great femilir paper, which can be obtained at all the periodical stores where papers are sold. Remember U ask for the "Ledger," dated May 22d, and in It yen" will get the continuation of the narrative fotn ,bere it leaves off here. If there are no -book stores or news, offices convenient to where you wfeide, the publisher of tne Ledger will send joa a copy by man, ii you win send nim nv cents in a letter. Address, Robert Bonner, Ledger Office, 44. Ann street. New lorlc This story l entitled, "Per ils of the Border," and grows mte and more ia-teres! ing as it goes on. . SPHAXL THE . TRUTIf THAR, l BT GALLAGI lie who has the truth, andkeepg it, Keeps what not to bimpelongt ' . But performs a selfish acion,-That his 'fellow-mortal iongs. Ho who seeks the troth, and lemble A . .V .J . l . . aii uin uaugcra at must oratt As not nt to bo a freeman He at best is but a slave.. He who hears the truth,f and faces . Its high promptings UDdejb&n, Aioad may boast of all tbat s Suily, But can never be a man. . - Bold in speeoh, and bold ia aion, Be forever! Time will tes . Of the free s ouled and the sLrish, Which fulfils life's mission btt. ' Be thou like tho noble ancient - Scorn the threat tbat bids the fear; Speak! no matter what betid fbee; - - Let them strike, but make ton hear! Be thou like the first Apostlea-I Be thou like heroic Paul.-. -J - If a free thought seek expi Speak It t-fr-f rPaco thlnoemi"aJr"' " Scorn th --.r or rod; Andjj'fcBd leave the xesi t Bo r, . ' new. - - a .: '. : FLO WIIIIS. BT C. D. 8TCABT. There is a legend old as -earth, ;' But beautiful and true; Which tells us how the flowers had birth, And wherefore came the dew. When Sve, through Satan's sore deceit, : Touched the forbidden tree, And tempted her "good man" to eat, The Lord came angrily, And straightway turned from Eden's, bowers These first-born sinners forth. Away from all its smiling flowers. Upon the barren earth. But pitying, ere to Heaven he passed, His angels brothers then . O'er all the earth their foot-prints cast -. And hill and dale and gln, . v Sparkled with flowers.earti's starry spheres-Anil onthev fled from view; They strewed the flowers with pitying. tears, Whioh since nave passed xor aew. And thus, though raadie was lost By first of human kind, -Their children know, though sorely crossed, God's love is left behind. lyings in 6mcral. Aerial : lfaTifiration from Havre to Hew . .-York.-: - . ... . ' ; Mr. Gavarni, Frehcb machinist, bas perfected his Erial Ship, at the cost! of 300,000 francs, and made a voyage to Algeria,- Africa, and back with it. at a distance of 1,500 miles from his starting point. The voyage speed was 100 miles an hour, the voyage' out -Occupying eigbteen boars, and the return sixtees hours, Mr. Gavai . . m the attempt from Havre to tbe . u . v.. further citv of New York as soon as he has turtner tested the character of bis 'mvenUon by a lew 8hort trips over the 'Mediteranean and. its neigh, borin provinces. The time consumed from xt v-.w K. t,n. iklrtv Wrs. "avre to xw '"" f . , breakfasting in tne iormer city uv us "ifeir York tbe evening of the next day. As faif demonstraaon ia made of tyan perfect regalarity.itb bicb tt gation can be carried on and the ample princi pe of the suspension and motive power which 8aatain and pr0pela the ship through the air is understood by the world at large, there tf not the slightest donbf that ocean . navigation wiU J cease. save for carrying ireigbW- rval bips e cooTeyance of one bandred pas aengerscan be baUt for $150,00 Ter per I cent win be liberal interest pn this sdm, and tnus a I 30;00( pe- er "iasift. tfcai wfflbe.reQfrwd- -b 1 wear and tear,' expenses8 of chm1cals,-tc, i - j . ? i - .:-, ifin - V mad in a and leave a profit. ; 100 trips, can, oe maoe m m I , - ; V year, fifty each way witb tbe greatest ease, vrbicb at only flffa passage, itn jutenueu v- tbe cuening of fie" line,) will, it is seen, give in stead of $30,000, tbe suia'of flOO.OOO per year. It is said that the sllock .for tbe first ship " already to be' subcribed. as soon as. Mr fjfaVarni, sees proper to procSecf with' te matter ; - Private letters received by the lst steamer stare mat the Bothchilds baye . made si heavy offer , for tie privilege of putting, on an. Zial line of one privilege of putting an(lrea nd four'sb hundred" and four snips, . and one a week tq de- m -rf simultaneously, with pas. pariirun. . . , V- sengers and mails. Tbe capital is said to be wa-H-M-HBM-aaaa-BMMB-aBH-ana-aMMii I I. - '" ' r -f . I $15,000,800 which they propose to embarks Our next mails will probablv rive ns' farther intelligence of this, wonderful stride in the me chanical -science of the nineteenth century.. jy.AVJIeraleL Great Balloon Iperimeriti Tby Professor ; We learn from the Lancaster Daily Times that Prof. John Wise of that city, extensively laown for his many successful and thrilling Aeronautic voyages and discoveries, left Lancaster on Fri day, for Washington City, to make preparations for a series of the most extensive and interesting baloon experimentsi ever witnessed in our coan try. Mr. Wise has been engaged to make these experiments for the Smithsonian' Institute, with instrnmenU provided for the purpose. He has maae arrangements with the City Gas Com pan y. tor a liberal supply of Gas for his use. One of his experiments will consist of a squadron of Baioons in the shape of a Balloon regatta. In another he will cut loose from the baloon when rwa miles high, (leaving the balloon in charge of a companion;) and descend with a canvass air condenser. . Mr. Wise, expects to establish the practicabilli ty of guiding, balloons along the lines of tele graph and. by other means, so as to be able to steer for and arrive at a given point, with as much certainty as ships are made to navigate the ocean and .carry on commerce over the world There is probaly no man in our coontry who is better acquainted with this subject, has had as much experience in aeronautic travels as Mr. Wise, and as he is sanguine in accomplishing all that he undertakes, we expect to have the pleasure of chronicling the success of his experiments. Acquittal for Killing a Seducer in Ken- : tncicy. The trial of Hardesty for the shooting of Grubb occupied three days of last week, at Burlington, Boone county. It will be remembered that a sister of Hardesty was seduced by Grubb, and that Hardesty told the seducer that he would give him six months in which to make his choice between marrying the girl and being killed. The six months expired, and Grubb not having mar ried the girl, Hardesty met him, and on sight shot hita. The evidence showed that Grubb was armed also in expectation of the attack, bat was shot in the act of drawing his weapon. .The trial was ended last Thursday, and the verdict of the jury was not guilty. The following . is the substance of the judgment pronounced by Judge Nutall upon the verdict of not guilty by the jury in behalf of Hardesty: . Sin You have been indicted by a grand jury of your country apon a most beinous charge. yOUf 'Oortftytiaimwiwlf mmnm mnnrr nnntrT and. and imoartial trial before theffl, and Uiey have both pronounced you not guilty, and so say I. It may not be proper for me to express my sen wmev , t B.vj.g.i T will do it. loung man! had I beeu -.a as y0a have be. 1 would have spent every doti .j vjj, on earth, and all that I could have begged tnd UwQwed, and then starved upon the track -of the villain, but I would have imbrued my bands in his blood Go hence without delay. You are acquitted. Louisville Courier. ";; - - - ' Sad Effects of a Spree Geo. W. B razee, a student of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, died there oh Satur th ffecta of a drinkinc spree the nirht before, with a party of fellow students. tu r.. ... . . ... ' .. i - " 1 X uc x i CO a an j a. - "About 11 o'clock on Friday evening he made his appearance at the room where be died, where were already assembled some eigufc ot j dents prepared "to -make a night of it." Thfey had a pail of beer and a bottle of whisky. Mr. Brazee appeared to be somewhat under the io- naence oi -liquor hen ho' arrived there: He drank several times of the beer, and occasional ly of the whisky, drinking in no greater excess than some of bis companions They were ail singing and marching around the room, when suddenly Mr. B. exclaimed, Boys I am tigbt,J reeled, and soon after tumbled down. - They laid him on a couch in one corner and took no farther notice of him for ball an hour." His companions tried at different times to re- t,;m h bathinir his bead in cold water, but unsuccessfully, and not having the courage to call medical aid, be was permitted to die. He expired at noon A larger Ship than the Leviathan. Already a larger snip tnan tne iyiatnan - - .e x - . .1 a, mt been projected in England-a ship to which the monster wHl herself appear as a minnow. And this new monster is of special importance to the citizens of New York, for, although it is wopos ed to make her eight thousand tuns larger than the Leviathan, she is to sail faster and draw less water. - Aa engineer of Liverpool, named tJlare, AJ'awi mfit nrnrwRitinni for building) UU WW. . u . " ,- .- . Leviathan. : His experiment is to be tried on scale oTstartUng magnitude, and he baS already exhibited bis models, Which are attracting the at tention "of scientific men in England. He pro poses to build a ship one fb-an'sand feet in length, setenly feet betfrn, scud only tbirly feet from deck to keel, waking ber perfectly fiat bottomed, ana i W rf?rTarly atTuare. In size, she would Dei thirty thousand tuns. - : :: ' '. A People Without Teeth. fo. Livingston gives -an account of a strange deformitV'existing in a tribe of negroes in tbe sun-toasted cbantry he' bas been exploring.- and cbUd, connected . with Every man, woman the tribe are withont t front teelS.;: Incfuinng into the cans of tbitf , unnatural appearance it was given hint tbuispnee; upon a time, the chief the tribe, likaman, better men in civilized coun trie;:was possessed of a refractory wile, ue enaureu ;ncr -""V " , v years, bat one day bis passion became suaaeniy to Mmlra blay in the mouth with bis fistT The blow must have been not only re- i- i u t.- r iKF.' Hoi'.... r i . " vers but well aimed, for it relieved the mouth of the proud woman of all its front teeth. Thus despoiled of ber most prized beauty, the sable matron hid herself in shame, and afterwards be-, came a tractable and obedient wife. The warriors of the tribe in council assembled, observed the good results of that one blow of the chief, and being troubled generally with disobedient wives, resolved at once to follow his pugilistic example. Each repaired to bis home, and rested not contented nntil their wives were forcibly relieved of their front teeth ! The result of this general infliction, however, was far from being satisfactory." . The Ohio Independent Treasury Law. ' The New York Evening Post, edited by Wm. Cullen Bryant, concludes a highly favorable notice of the law passed by the Ohio Legislature, at its late session, for the establishment of a State Independent Treasury, with the following predic tion . - - . "We predict that this measure will bring about a larger every day use of coin in the State of Ohio than in the other States, and will give to Ohio the possession of a larger proportion of the specie of the country than she would otherwise have, at the expense of the other States and that the State stocks of Ohio will rise in value constantly as she approaches nearer and nearer to the payment of all the State's creditors in coin. A part of the high credit of the United States Government stocks ia unquestionably due" to the assurance the holders have that the debt, pried-pal and interest, will be paid in actual money. "We also predict that the Stale stocks of Ohio ill, for this reason, soon become of higher value in the market, all other circumstances beinr -fair ly considered, than those of any other State. And we predict farther, so easy, and popular will the operation of the . system be found, that all payments whatever, in and out of the Ohio State Treasury, will be actually made in coin before the period fixed by the law for. this consumma tion." . -. , Hew Counterfeit on "the State Bank of Ohio. -.- A new counterfeit $10 note on the State Bank of Ohio made its appearance in Ihis city on Fri day. It is admirably executed, and may deceive even good judges of money. The note before us is on the Harrison branch at Cadiz, letter H. It is in all respects st copy of the genuine note. A careful examination shows that the letter "L" andhe word "will," at the right end of the note, and letter "p," ia the word "pay," at the left end, touches the engraved frames 'around the heads, while in the genuine note they do not. The eyes in the portraits are also imperfect. - The coun terfeit is signed "Wm. Phiftios. Cashier" and J. Andreww.- Prpwidpntj" Tin-4 a competent judge. A Uilliner'a Card. When lovely womailongs to marry, And snatch a victim fsu the beaux, "What charm the soft design wUl carry 1. What art will make the men propose? The only art, ber schemes to cover, To give ber wishes sure success; To gain, to fix a captive lover, And "wring his bosom," is to dkess, . .: - ; - . A Good Dinner. "My dear, what shal we have for dinner to- day?? "One of your smiles," replied the hus- " -. ... i r T hiii "i nn rfiM on that any aav. - jjui x " " ) -- . - can't,-' said the wife. "Then take this," said he, giving her a kiss, and he departed for his office. tie returneu wumusi., u.o , said be, "what did you pay for it?" " What you gave me Otis morning," said she. "You did I" 8aid he, "then yoct shall have marxet moaey me re8t of the time. Tulips and Roses- My tlosa, from the latticed grove, Brought me a sweet bouquet of roses; And asked, as round my neck she clung; . If. tulips I preferred to roses? "I cannot tell, sweet wife," I sighed "But kiss me ere I see the posies:" She did. "Oh, I prefer," I cried, ' "Thy iwo lips to a dozen roses." Absence oT Hind. Various editors throughout the country nave : " been vieing with each ot, to see wno couia fkbricate the best case of absent-minaeaness. A mr.ncT all that we have seen, none has been J -- . -noticed better than the following: "A. young j j. c&rried s letter to the post-office, dropped hergelf into the box instead oi tne ,etter' anu i- - - i i x not dUcover the mistake, till the clerk asked hfir ( Afs wfefe8lngle - tNM nisi Gnniafv In the' conversation of ladies," says Jfc lecnoe, - w- a writer of Charles the Second's time, "as in an academy of virtue, -I did tearne nothing- but g!o6dneis, sawe nothing but nobleness, and one ' . . a pany, w. j- piest ana uiuu. tZJ Parson Sowe will not believe tbatTIve was tempted. In a late number of bis unique paper, the Pine Knot, be thus gives' bis views on 'fairi-rvta.tion!' ? --- ' . ' 1 cannot nd will nVer believe; . . A serpent tempted lovely Evef ' - T ' If there was any tempting done," " , ' Then women was the tempting onet . , , Since, from Creation's primal hour, . She has possessed the charming power I Wot Tf r-nhrae it is very hard. No matter VqiTo nn have to wait in certainty or m aouot whether nvai oi, VT 3 i a irtae hooeful cannot wait for dinner, and spoils ous ana one icc.a - of hU arpetita and digestion with apples and bread and buUe- Oldgrown, n J-; Yet" -wailing school of moral ewengin ; u jsrauuew acuicvc- ment3: tate to bewailed tor. bmall rnmos Njways fizzing and feakmg, so when the Ume cooes, they are found either stale or empty, alaittiigmt. . ; a: T Jk fa, J A, v. jm LV . ...T.J '; Fenale Friendship. . . : I think there is nothing, more lovely than the love of two beautiful women, who are not envii ousof each other's charms. , How delightfully they impart to each: other the pattern of a cap, or flounce, or frill I How charmingly they en trust some slight, 6lender secret" about tintir a flower, or netting a purse! ; Now one leans overT the other, and guides her inexperienced hand, as it moves in the mysteries of some novel work; and then the other looks np with an eye beaming with devotion; and then again the first lea'ul down a little lower, and gently presses ber af3i matic lips upon her friend's polished forehead. These are sights which .we quiet men) whoj Uk3 "small Jack Horner," know where to take up 2 safe position occasionally enjoy, but which yod noisy fellows, who think that women never Want to, be alone a sad mistake and consequently must be always breaking or stiinging a gultarj or catting a pencil, or splitting a crow quil, olf overturning the . gold ink, or scribbling oyer a pattern, or doing anyther of .the thousand acti of mischief, are debarred from. Conversation Should be Cheerful. That part of life, which we ordinarily under! stand by the word conversation, is an indulgence' to the sociable part of our make; and should incline us to bring our proportion of good will or good humor among the friends we meet with;-and not to trouble them with relations whlcH must of necessity oblige them to a real or feigni ed affliction. Cares, distresses, diseases, nneasi: ness, and dislake3 of our own, are by no means' to be obtruded -ripon oar friends. Tf we would consider how little of this vicissitude of motion and rest which we call life, is spent with satUfaev tlon, we should be more tender of onr friendsj than to 6ring them - little sorrows which do hot belong to them. There is no real life but cheer, fallife; therefore valetudinarians should be s vord before they; enter into company, not to say si i word of themselves until the meeting breaks up: Spectator. . . Ambition Felt by All. There are few men who are not ambitious off themselves in the nation or country where they live, and of growing considerable among those with whom they converse. There is a kind off grandeur and respect which, the meaneet and most insignificant part of mankind endeavor to procure in the little circle of their friends and ' acquaintance. The poorest mechanic, nay, the man who lives upon common alms, gets bim bis set oL admirers, and delights in that superiority ,11 1 , - L ; v, , .i. . ceive a very nappy; turn; auu, u ;o-j - drrected, contribute as much to a person sad van tage, ai it generally does- to bis uneasiness and disquiet. Addison. ' " . . . . . ' Death. : I congratulate you and myself that life is fast . passing away. What a superlative grand and consoling idea is that of deatb I Without this5 radiant idea, this delightful morning star; Indi catino- that the luminary of eternity is gomgltd rise, life world, in my view, darken into midnight melancholy. Oh ! the expectation of living here, and living thus always, would be indeed a prospect of overwhelming despair. Bat thanks to that fatal decree that dooms us to die; thanks to that gospel which opens the visions of an endless life; and thanks above all to that Saviour' friend who has promised to conduct the faithful through the sacred trance of death, into seenes of Paradise and everlasting delight. John Foi- ter. ; "' - - ." ' . Sweet Old Age. God sometimes gives to good men a guiltless1 and holy second childhood, in which the soul be comes childlike, not childish, and the faculties,' In full fruit and ripeness, are mellow, without sin of decay: This is that songful land of ' Beulah, where they who have traveled Mifn fully the Christian way abide awhile, to show the world a perfect manhood. Life, with its battles and it sorrows, lies tut behind them; the soul has thrown off its armor, and sits in an evening undress of calm and holy leisure. Thrice blessed the farni I 1 1 1 l. a - mkAa a mfr (Y if frtA ly or neignDornuou man uu.a " o a not c 1" nW witk littlrf tuey u w,,0,.r....r. T.. . I . . i V . 1 i J.itl,vlA Wi loasn vaai ' cbUdren, easy to oe pieaaeu .wu. -r' The Poor Bay. ; Don't be ashamed, my good lad, if yoa have d" Uh voar elbow. -It is no mark of disgrace; . ' . TOor industrious mother. Fof " WA -rtn1fl Patw . dozen batches ott tour iacket than, bear one profane or vulga -I . ' ab amAll (ha Fnm! worn escape irom jour .. of tobacco in your breata. imo gooa ooy wu, shun you becsuse you cannot dress as we J as your company,. - , "T6:" your appcrauco r uuuu6 ' walk on. We know many a ricb and good man who was once as poor as yoa. Fear God, my good boy, and if yon are poor but honest, yoii will be respected a great deal more than if yoa were tbe son of rich man, and vrere addicted (a bad habits. ' - - ' The Workings cf Thought. All great revolutions might be traced to the thinkings of some great soul. The germ of the Reformation ortgiuated intbe thinkings of Martin Luther; A man of iron will got bollof an idea, or, rather, it got bold of bim, and became a passion, all ab3or bin, and it overmastered bim, and, full of it, be sou gbt to indoctrinate i , .. .- ,. . . ,, j ;t toir own; and tbu,' it became what was called publio - tkt nRed Senates to tremble, the . . f . of nations to become altered, thrones" to tot . . - continent to be filled with cW :. Saeb were lie results of the working of a single thought. - . . -. . - . are ii aproua ' rt tance, the comwr. " timc